Saturday 14 January 2017
8:30am - 9am
TBC
We are delighted to welcome you to this year's LSE Pro-Am. Held in the heart of London, this competition gives novice debaters an ideal chance to develop their skills alongside more experienced ones.
DETAILS
Provisional team-cap: 60 teams
4 rounds of 5 minute speeches
Break to semi-finals
N - 1 rule applies
Early-bird reg fee: £35
Standard reg fee: £40
ELIGIBILITY
This is a Pro-Am Tournament: all teams must include an 'amateur' debater in their first year of university-level debating, with no university-level breaks (e.g. IV or open breaks - novice breaks do not count). This debater must be a university student; no school students will be able to compete at this tournament.
If you have questions, please get in touch with the convenors Andrew Vincent and Ying Ying Seah by e-mailing lseproam2017@gmail.com. You can also contact us through our society's Facebook page.
Registration will open 12pm on the 21st of November.
Schedule:
08.30: Reg opens
09:00: Reg closes
09:30: Round 1
11:15: Round 2
13:00: Lunch
14:00: Round 3
15:45: Round 4
17:30: Dinner
18:00: Semi-final
19:30: Final
21:00: Social
We will update with further details closer to the event.